[HLUG] A couple of ink cartridges and a data transfer problem

[GEOFF BAGLEY]

Would Knoppix do the trick ?
It is pretty good for getting into existing files and runs live
on thw CD/DVD.
Geoff

--- On Thu, 19/7/12, Dr Chris Owens <cowens at clara.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Dr Chris Owens <cowens at clara.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [HLUG] A couple of ink cartridges and a data transfer problem
> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group." <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Date: Thursday, 19 July, 2012, 15:18
> Hi everybody
> 
>     Have just come across a couple of unopened
> Canon Inkjet cartridges 1xBCI-3eBK and 1xBCI-3eC which I
> will send with pleasure to anyone who can use them.
> 
>     Second is more interesting but I would really
> appreciate some help. Am trying to reclaim residual data
> from old hard drives using a IOMAH USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE
> Adapter with Ubuntu 10.04. No problem with relatively recent
> drives but am stuck with a Fujitsu M2611T 45MB 3.5" IDE
> drive circa 1992 probably previously running Widows 3.1
> (presumably FAT16). Was OK in its box and starts up smoothly
> in the adapter but I just can't get Ubuntu (or Windows 7) to
> recognise it.
> 
>     It doesn't show up with $lsubs (or anything
> else as far as I can see) and it feels like some kind of
> failure of data exchange between the old drive and the new
> USB requirements. Short of putting the drive back in its box
> and copying off data with floppies are there any other
> possibilities Trinity Kit maybe or are some drivers needed?
> - most reports seem to suggest drivers would not be needed.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Chris******** ****
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